Businessman Jaime del Burgo claims that he had an extramarital affair with the Spanish woman Letizia.
Is Spain’s royal family in danger of collapsing? There has been turmoil in Madrid for several days. Queen Letizia, the wife of Felipe VI, is accused of adultery in a scandalous book. This would reveal the sovereign’s extramarital relationship with his former brother, entrepreneur Jaime del Burgo. If their love story began before her marriage to the son of Juan Carlos I in 2004, it would have continued later. And this, although Letizia Ortiz already had two daughters from the main heir to the Spanish throne, Leonor (18 years old) and Sofia (16 years old).
Should we believe these new findings? For now, the crown is refusing to comment. But this silence says a lot about the disgrace of the House. Especially since Jaime del Burgo himself details his affair with the queen to journalist Jaime Peñafiel, the author of the sulphurous work. Letizia and me. What secrets does Queen Letizia hide (1)November in Spain?
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From ex-boyfriend to in-laws
It all started between Jaime del Burgo and Letizia Ortiz shortly before 2000, Daily Mail: . He is the eldest son of Navarre’s first democratically elected president, Jaime Ignacio del Burgo; he is 30 years old, a law graduate, an investor. The 28-year-old presents a newspaper on Spanish public television and is recently divorced from literature professor Alonso Guerrero. They began a relationship, but in 2002, when Jaime del Burgo was about to propose to her, Letizia Ortiz announced to him that she had met a mysterious “diplomat” at dinner, according to The. Times . The diplomat is none other than Prince Felipe de Bourbon. Jaime del Burgo and Letizia Ortiz’s romance is ending, but the two ex-lovers are still in touch. At the age of 31, the Spanish commoner married the heir to the throne. The wedding, watched by 25 million TV viewers, took place on May 22, 2004 in the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid. The first daughter of the princely couple, Leonor, was born in 2005. the second: Sofia, 2007.
As for Jaime del Burgo, he is rebuilding his life. But not with anyone. In 2012, he married Thelma Ortiz, Letizia’s sister. With whom the relations are good, it has long been said in Madrid that del Burgo is a great confidant of the princess. He advises her, comforts her, entertains her. “At that time, Leticia called him thirty times a day. He consulted with her about everything,” we read in the Spanish publication Vanity Fair . In 2013, Leticia and Felipe were struggling. It is at this moment that he breaks the connection with the ubiquitous Jaime del Burgo. Give a new breath to his official couple. Or not spreading rumors about infidelity? “We can’t keep seeing each other,” he would have told his brother anyway, who split from Thelma Ortiz a year later. In any case, the breakup with Letizia does not leave the businessman indifferent. Worse, it makes him bitter, and he’s now ready to settle his scores.
Thelma Ortiz, husband Jaime del Burgo and daughter Amanda Martin. (Oviedo, December 31, 2014) Getty Images:
A confidant who got too close
In Letizia and meHe confirms. was for some time the lover of the present Queen of Spain. Long time bedfellows, the two friends became close again in 2010, according to the article Vanity Fair France . That year, he and Letizia lay “face to face in the same hammock” on the porch of his pool house. “Letizia said to me, ‘I love you,’ and I said, ‘I love you,'” he confides in the book. Still, according to the entrepreneur, both dreamed of escaping to the USA together. Letizia even suggested that they have a child together “through a surrogate in Los Angeles.” But a photo published in the press of the princess kissing her husband Felipe sent Jaime del Burgo into a frenzy at the time. “I had to do it to protect us,” the main person allegedly defended himself.
While many lie, Jaime del Burgo says he has proof of past extramarital affairs that would embarrass the Spanish crown. In this case, photos, videos and text messages. He didn’t hesitate to post Letizia’s selfie on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, December 3rd. The photo shows her in front of a mirror wrapped in a pashmina shawl and accompanied by a message she wrote to herself. “Love I wear your pashmina. It’s like I feel you next to me. He takes care of me. He protects me. I am counting the hours until we meet again. I love you. Get out of here. Your devotee.’
Screenshot of Jaime del Burgo’s December 3, 2023 tweet. X / @@JaimeDelBurgo
The man finally deleted his tweet a few hours later. But on December 5 he expressed again on the social network to repeat his claims. “I don’t change a single comma from my deleted messages. I appreciate the messages from those who understand that I have my reasons. I have no grudge against those who threatened to kill me. I don’t feel proud. But the truth is what it is. I know only one king in heaven and his name is Jesus of Nazareth. He will judge me.’ A priori, no legal counterattack appears to have been made by the Chamber.
(1) In its original version, Letizia, yes (ed. Arcopress), 240 pages.
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Source: Le Figaro
